Nicholl's Zephyr Blue

Kretania nichollae

Kretania nichollae is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae - Blue Butterflies - family. the host plant are several Astragalus (Milkvetch) species. it is named after a British lepidopterist and mountaineer - Mary De la Beche Nicholl, who was the first to discover this butterfly in the Hermon Mountain. she published a book about Lebanon Butterflies.
Kretania nichollae Kretania nichollae,Nicholl's Zephyr Blue

Appearance

male has blue wings, female has brown wings
Kretania nichollae - male Geotagged,Kretania nichollae,Nicholl's Zephyr Blue,Spring

Distribution

Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

References:

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https://lepidoptera.eu/species/12852
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusKretania
SpeciesKretania nichollae
Photographed in
Israel